Anchorage means for railway rails



Sept. 4, 1945. L. QyMooRE ANCHORAGE MEANS FOR RAILWAY RAILS Filed Aug.4, 1944 `LQfowfe JNVENT'oR.

BY /l f Patented Sept. 4, 1945 2,384,328 ANCHORAGE MEANS FOR RAILWAYRIAILS Lou Quinn Moore, Pueblo, Colo.

Application August 4, 1944, Serial 2 Claims. (C1. 23S-294) 1n ananchorage means for railway rails, it is known to drive, along side themain spike, and at one side of the main spike, in contact therewith,longitudinally considered, an auxiliary spike having a lateral lingeroverlapping and engaging the head of the main spike. This constructionis undesirable, because it enlarges the hole which receives the mainspike, and because a hold-down is provided at one side of the main spikeonly.

In view of the foregoing, one object of the present invention is toprovide, in an anchorage means for railway rails, a tie plate having afirst opening and provided with second openings disposed on oppositesides of the main opening and spaced therefrom, a spike being extendedthrough the first opening and having a head, recourse being had to aU-shaped staple comprising legs and a bridge connecting the legs, thelegs being extended through the second openings, the bridge extendingacross and engaging the upper surface of the head, and an anchorage holdbeing provided on both sides of the spike.

Another object of the invention is to supply a device such as is abovedescribed, and wherein the axes of the second openings convergeupwardly, thereby to spread the legs of the staple as it is driven, andto give the legs of the staple a hold in the tie plate, distinguishedfrom the hold which the legs may have in a tie whereon the plate rests,it being a matter of common knowledge that the tie plate is made ofmetal, whereas the tie is made of wood or an equivalent substance.

Within the scope of what is claimed, the structure described and shownmay be changed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure l shows in elevation, a device constructed in accordance with theinvention, the tie and the tie plate being shown in section;

Figure 2 is a section at right angles to the cutting plane of Figure 1,a portion of the rail appearing, as a matter of added detail.

In the accompanying drawing, the numeral I marks a railroad tie,generally made of wood. A metal tie plate 2 rests on the tie. On the tieplates 2 rests the flange 3 of railroad rail 4.

The tie plate 2 is provided with a first opening 5, and with secondopenings '6 disposed on opposite sides of the first opening and spacedtherefrom.

A metal spike 'l is extended through the first opening 5 and intothe tieI. The spike 1 includes'a head 8 overlapping the flange 3 of therailroad rail 4.

A U-shaped, metal staple 9 is provided and comprises legs I0 and abridge II connecting the legs. The legs preferably are parallel beforethe staple is driven. The legs I0 extend through the second openings 6and into the tie I, the bridge II extending across and engaging theupper surface of spike head 8. The bridge II conforms to the curvatureof the upper surface of the spike head 8.

It will be noted that the axes of the second openings 6 convergeupwardly, thereby to spread the legs I0 of the staple 9 as it is drivenand to give the legs of the staple a hold in the tie plate 2,distinguished from the hold which the legs may have in the tie I, asecure metal-to-metal grip on the staple 9 being afforded, and thestaple constituting an effective means for preventing the spike I fromworking upwardly.

The construction described carries out the cbjects set forth in theopening portion of this specification.

What is claimed is:

1. In an anchorage means for railway rails, a tie plate having a rstopening and provided with second openings disposed on opposite sides ofthe first opening, and spaced therefrom, a spike extended through thefirst opening and having a head, and a U-shaped staple comprising legsand a bridge connecting the legs, the legs being extended through thesecond openings. the bridge extending across and engaging the uppersurface of the head.

2. An anchorage means for railway rails, constructed as set forth inclaim 1, and wherein the axes of the second openings converge upwardly,thereby to spread the legs of the staple as it is driven, and to givethe legs of the staple a hold in the tie plate, distinguished from thehold which the legs may have in a tie whereon the plate rests.

LOU QUINN MOORE.

